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adventures
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
always
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
angry
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
assailed
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
bad
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
BERTRAM'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
BOB
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
companion
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
companions
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
cursing
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
Darlington
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
depart
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
devil
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
disabled
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
disappointed
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
disgusted
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
ESCAPE
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
Faulkner
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
FORCES
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
forthwith
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
furiously
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
half-dozen
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
horse
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
ill-success
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
JACK
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
journeyed
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
late
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
London
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
loud
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
luck
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
made
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
minds
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
MISCALCULATE
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
missed
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
nearest
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
oath
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
other
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
public-house
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
RECOGNITION
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
REDGILL
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
RESCUE
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
said
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
seek
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
several
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
shared
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
slowly
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND REDGILL MISCALCULATE THEIR FORCES—THE RECOGNITION—THE RESCUE—BOB BERTRAM’S ESCAPE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
thoroughly
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
times
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
tried
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
up
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From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
whole
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From this reading Their disabled companion shared the horse of Faulkner, and as they journeyed slowly along to the nearest public-house, the whole party were loud in cursing their late bad luck.
wing
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From this reading “I tried to wing him several times, but always missed.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Jack and his half-dozen companions were so thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with their ill-success in and around Darlington, that they made up their minds to depart for London forthwith, and seek no other adventures.
youngster
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From this reading “Who the devil could have been that youngster who assailed us so furiously?” said Captain Jack, with an angry oath.
